Re: does table names have a format and size - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject Re: does table names have a format and size
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Msg-id GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOKEEACEAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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In response to Re: does table names have a format and size  ("Michael Paesold" <mpaesold@gmx.at>)
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> > Is the name of the table important in psql... because the following
> > create table command doesn't create any table in the database but the
> > next sql command with a different table name creates the table.
> > 
> > Is there any table name convention in postgres.
> > 
> > create table IL18R---_PGA_SNPs666 (contig char(10),contig_pos
> > char(10),read_pos char(10),chromat char(30),sample char(30),allele1
> > char(20),allele2 char(20),ref_pos char(10),ref_sample char(10),tag
> > char(100),source char(10));
> 
> I believe the hyphen "-" character is not allowed in a table name.
> Only letters, numbers, underscore "_".

I think you can probably quote the name to have it work:

create table "IL18R---_PGA_SNPs666" (contig cha...

Chris



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